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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Village VoiceLuke Y. ThompsonVillage VoiceLuke Y. ThompsonDirector Jason Cohen (the Oscar-nominated short Facing Fear) wants his documentary history of Compaq computers to be fun — and indeed, compared to the overly earnest clips of Halt and Catch Fire inserted for contrast, the real slow-talking Texans in the tale are a hoot.
- 80Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenDirector Cohen, whose “Facing Fear” was among the 2014 Oscar nominees for documentary short, lends this classic David versus Goliath story a playfully retro feel.
- 75Slant MagazineSlant MagazineJason Cohen’s slick aesthetics manage to elevate Silicon Cowboys beyond fellow “info dumps” of this caliber.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleAlthough we know the outcome, Silicon Cowboys feels like a suspense thriller.
- 70The New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe New York TimesKen JaworowskiSilicon Cowboys prizes the human drama behind business events, much as in “The Social Network” or “Steve Jobs.” Those films, too, pretended that technology was the star. But they knew that people were the real story.